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Avoiding Spam - Be Spammi-Cautious

Written by Christopher Kia on 8:11 PM


NO, not THIS SPAM :)

Tired of getting increasing amount of spam (also notoriously know as junk mail) in your inbox? Well, I've got two great tips for you :)

Spammers reach us when:
1) we show our email addresses publicly on a website or blog; spammers use their software (known as bots) to automatically search the web for publicly listed email addresses and starts spamming their preys!
Hot Tip 1: Never show or post your email address(es) publicly on your blog
or websites.

2) we submit our email addresses to websites which did not promise that our submitted email addresses will not be given out to third parties, which may often by spammers.
Hot Tip 2: Be cautious when submitting your email address to any websites. I understand that it is sometimes unavoidable and that it is necessary to to do so e.g. for subscription of a service or to verify that your email address is valid, that is why it is important that you trust the websites before trusting them with your email address. Some websites guarantee a spam-free email submission. Another great tip is to notice how the website asks for your email. Websites with a lot of advertisements, pop-ups and products/services subscription offers should make you more suspicious when submitting your email address to them as they are great candidates to be spammers.

Be spammmi-cautious everyone :). Oh btw, subscription to my blog is 100% spam-free, guaranteed!

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mIRC Days Way Over?

Written by Christopher Kia on 5:05 AM


Is mIRC 'obsolete' nowadays? Well, it probably is to most with the likes of newer and fancier instant messengers like Windows Live Messenger (better known as MSN Messenger). Today, I'm going to tell you a very good reason why it is still worth downloading and keeping this handy internet relay chat client around on your desktop. Though it may not appeal to most people as a chatting client anymore, it can still be used to get real time technical support and help for just about anything related to your computer from a group of experts who have happily volunteered themselves to answer any of your technical problems. To do so, simply connect to any DALnet server and head on to the channel #windows95 where you can start asking questions. It's like a call-for-help line. I've been using this untold feature of mIRC for a long time now and I must say the guys in the channel rarely disappoint, if ever. How often can you get free, real time and interactive technical help?

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Christopher Kia. Passionate, loves tech, yummy food and wants to live his life purposefully. A medical student who spents most of his time in hospitals running after his team of doctors. Otherwise can be found sleeping in his room. Supports Nike, IKEA, Mac, Dell, Mozilla Firefox and also Windows XP (not Vista!). Blogs mainly about his life, findings regarding computers, technology and the internet that he finds interesting and also food, glorious food. His dreams are to join the Amazing Race and also set up a medical center one day. Oh by the way, he is the author of this blog. Support him by telling him what you think about his posts and blog! Come back for more updates!

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